In Wang Lanping's heart, in the process of power struggle, the best solution is to wave a big knife and kill anyone who is not satisfied, but now it seems that this marriage is much better than force, and it is too easy to use force to fight.

The court seemed to be harmonious because of the prime minister's marriage, and the atmosphere was not so tense, even Zhu Yousong thought in his heart, you had better marry him ten or eight, let the woman trap you, consume your invincible spirit, and kill you if I find an opportunity.

This court meeting not only allowed Wang Lanping to subdue the officials in front of the emperor, but also pushed the new policy to another turning point.

Zhang Shenyan has meritorious service and experience in the implementation of the new policy in Yingtianfu, and the governor of the whole country is of course the only one, and the new policy has a total of seven articles, one is to return the land to the people; the second is to prosper commerce (to add false titles to big businessmen); the third is to investigate the corrupt officials at all levels; the fourth is the reconstruction of the Ministry of Industry (military industry); Fifth, to abolish the redundant officials and redundant personnel in the world who have no real positions (to reduce the burden on the imperial court); Sixth, according to the newly allocated land, overhaul water conservancy and irrigation projects; Seven is the most important one, the westward expedition.

Regarding the western expedition, Wang Lanping announced that the imperial court would conquer the traitor Zhang Xianzhong on the first day of the first month of June, and announced to the world that the yamen at all levels along the way would prepare military rations and materials in advance, so that the army could be taken close when it was outdated.

Many ministers don't understand that there is a need for such fanfare before the war? This is not the same as reporting to Zhang Xianzhong, asking him to strengthen his defenses and wait for work, the prime minister is stupid.

In fact, it is no secret that the westward expedition to Sichuan set off from Nanjing. The army will be on the road for more than three months, and Zhang Xianzhong is not blind and deaf. Perhaps the army had just been drawn from Nanjing, and his meticulous work sent the news to Sichuan. I can't hide it if I want to.

And in this way, Zhang Xianzhong will definitely not move troops against Jiangnan before June, at least in these three months, Wang Lanping does not need to worry about Sichuan, he can let go of his hands and feet to implement new policies in Jiangnan, strengthen his reputation inside and outside the court, and pave the way for building bridges to a higher level in the future.

With the full staffing of the officials of the three divisions of the Prime Minister's Office, the decrees of the Prime Minister's Office can be communicated from top to bottom, and the military orders can really be issued day and night.

Especially military officials in the Department of Military Administration. This time, a total of more than 100 people were selected, all of whom made the best use of them, plus the rank of the military and political department, and then sent to the six battalions of the Beijing Division plus a Yulinwei army to serve, understand the army, and also concurrently serve as the counselor of each army, and the commander of each battalion will be at the same level, but the counselors do not receive military power. Despite this, the counselor has another great power given by the prime minister, and he also has the power to supervise the army while acting as a counselor, which is equivalent to the eunuch supervision of the army in the former army of the Ming army.

For example. Cao Dingjiao, the commander of the Dingyuan battalion, has full command of the Dingyuan battalion, but has no power to mobilize the army. There are two counselors who are delegated to the Dingyuan camp, and they are divided into principal and deputy counselors. If there is no fighting, the counsellor and the commander live in the army. Every half month, the two counselors had to write a report to the prime minister, briefly talking about the drills in the army and other deeds in the past half month.

Among them, the chief counselor has the power to counsel military intelligence, and the deputy counselor is in charge of logistics and supply, and the two and the battalion general are one with each other, relying on each other and cooperating, but they are not subordinate to each other, and there is no distinction between superiors and subordinates.

In the event of a war, the Military Administration Department will grant two tiger talismans, one to the commander, and the other to the military counselor, and the two pieces will be combined into one, so that the army can be mobilized according to the military order of the Military Administration.

This is also Wang Lanping's idea in order to further control the men and horses of each battalion, the difficulty of commanding tens of thousands of troops, in this era when communication is completely dependent on horses, there is no good way, can only use people he trusts to stick a rod to the end.

According to the establishment of the six battalions, each battalion is composed of three towns, each town has three guards, each guard has three standards, each standard has three schools, three teams are schools, and three tithes are teams.

The position of counselor has been set up to the standard level, called the standard counselor, and the general management of the 300 soldiers under the standard with each standard is no longer set up below the standard (equivalent to the political commissar of the People's Liberation Army).

In this way, each army has become a tripartite constraint, and it will become more difficult for the general of any army to rebel, the grain, grass and ordnance are in the hands of the deputy counselor, the army is in the hands of the battalion general, and the order is in the hands of the chief counselor.

Soon after, the six battalions that had been suppressing bandits abroad also returned to Beijing one after another, and handed over military orders and battle reports to the Military and Political Department.

The battle reports from the six battalions show that the six battalions fought for 50 days, fought 120 battles of all sizes, killed 4,300 mountain bandits and water bandits, captured 6,783 bandits, and more than 1,500 bandits who were at large and large were handed over to the local government to be killed or imprisoned.

In addition, in the past two months, the Sixth Battalion destroyed more than 80 bandit nests, collected about 3 million taels of silver from various bandits' dens, rescued 2,356 people and women who had been enslaved by the bandits, and sent them home one by one with the cooperation of the local government.

On the day of the sixth battalion, the people and squires from all over the country applauded their hands incomparably, and from then on, there was no trace of bandits in the seven prefectures around Nanjing, and the world was peaceful.

Wang Lanping was overjoyed when he received this report, and at the same time he was able to return Nanjing to a bright and prosperous country, and he got more in one fell swoop; immediately, Wang Lanping took back the tiger talismans of all the generals, and the battalions were brought under control, and the three million taels of ill-gotten gains obtained by the bandits were suppressed, of which Wang Lanping took one million taels to make up for the military expenses of the current crackdown on the bandits, one million taels was used to reward the soldiers of the six battalions, and the other million taels were distributed according to the seriousness of the bandits in various prefectures, and all the people who had been injured by the bandits could get relief from the imperial court from this money.

The two-pronged approach, borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, a big son did not spend, but at the same time bought the military heart and the people's hearts of the six battalions, this deal is too cost-effective.

The Sixth Battalion has just been brought under control, and the counselors delegated by the Military and Political Department have also gone to take up their posts one by one, and at the beginning, there were still many generals who were dissatisfied with their arrival, and this is not to spy on us and divide power, and the prime minister clearly does not believe in us generals.

But with a period of getting along, Wu Jinshi is not an ordinary person, but anyone who can pass the martial arts, it is all skilled in bows and horses, and they know astronomy and geography. He is more proficient in a bunch of classic combat examples from the past and present, and has also studied the arrangement of troops. The only thing these people lack is experience in the army and on the battlefield, otherwise it will be just talk on paper.

I think Wang Lanping was admitted layer by layer at the beginning. That's not much more difficult than Cowen's.

There are people in the army who can help them with civil and military skills, and the generals gradually accept it, but fortunately, the command of the army is still in their personal hands.

One million taels of silver will be rewarded, everyone will get a piece of money, and the least can also get seven or eight taels of silver, according to the price in Nanjing, seven taels of silver can buy a big girl or buy two small houses in some remote places, which is not a small amount of money.

In addition to the reward, the sixth battalion also drank heartily for three days. And allow these soldiers to take turns to go home to visit their relatives for three days, of course, only for the soldiers whose families are in Jiangning City and Nanjing City, and those who are far away cannot go back, but they are also on a three-day holiday.

Time. The streets and alleys of Nanjing and Jiangning City were full of soldiers, and they took their parents, wives and children to have a good time, and carried large bags and small bags straight home.

At the same time, at the time of the decentralization of the counselors of the six battalions. Wang Lanping also made specific arrangements for the Wen Jinshi selected by Enke this time, half of them were retained in the imperial court, and half were sent to the Seven Prefectures of Nanzhili. Observe the government in the yamen of the prefectures and counties at all levels, and wait for a few days. When the people of Jinyi come back, they will know. Whoever was able to use the officials of the Ming court in the past and who was mediocre will be able to take over their posts smoothly when the time comes, these errand officials who watched the government in their yamen will be able to smoothly take over their posts.

Now Wang Lanping is broad, and he no longer has to worry about the shortage of manpower, as long as there is no official reputation and does not make decisions for the people, corrupt officials and other officials will soon be replaced.

From the beginning of the year to the present, it has only been four months, and just now, Wang Lanping has completely controlled the seven mansions of Nanzhili and Nanjing City in his own hands, acres of land, taxes, people, army, and the most important thing is fame, the reputation of the prime minister has spread rapidly in the seven mansions, who is the emperor? Love is who is who, there is a prime minister, there is a good life.

Looking at the provinces south of the Yangtze River that still belonged to the Ming court, although many feudal officials were trying their best to tie up with Wang Lanping, Wang Lanping also understood that this did not harm their own interests, and now the governors and governors of the provinces are almost all grass-headed emperors, and they grasp the military, government, financial power, and administration, and they are not weak in any of them.

Therefore, although Wang Lanping's current power is in full swing, he still doesn't dare to think about this change of dynasty.

**

The procession of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Rites to welcome relatives in the south has not yet left the boundary of Nanzhi, and the emperor's decree to give marriage has been rushed to Fujian for 600 miles.

Zheng Zhilong, who was closed in the house, only wore a sweat jacket, and there were servants fanning the wind on the left and right, and the weather in Fujian was already very hot in May.

Zheng Zhilong sat in the front hall, holding the holy decree to look left and right, I don't know whether to be happy or worried, to be able to get the emperor's marriage, this is the supreme glory, to be able to be the prime minister of the dynasty is even more unbelievable, but the problem is that this matter is too fast, his letter to the fourth brother in Nanjing has only been gone for more than half a month, and the holy decree of marriage has arrived home.

Zheng Zhilong can guess that there are two explanations, either the fourth Zheng Hongkui lives in Nanjing City, and can call the wind and rain, but this is impossible, or the prime minister Wang Cheng has already had this intention, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, marriage matters should not be delayed, and we will catch our old Zheng family and wait to find a big foreign aid for his prime minister Wang Cheng outside the court, guess and guess, it seems that only this makes sense.

Just when Zheng Zhilong was wondering, the next person reported that the young lady was here.

Zheng Zhilong was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stuffed the holy decree of marriage into the vase on the side, pretending to taste tea.

"Dad, don't hide it, my daughter knows it"

Unexpectedly, this scene made Zheng Jiasi, who had just arrived at the side of the door outside the hall, look at it really, and couldn't help but reveal his clothes in a tone that was not complaining, and it was his mother Weng who came with him.

Zheng Zhilong stood up, took the fan from the servant's hand, greeted his daughter, and said with an embarrassed smile while fanning the wind for her, "Actually, my father just received the news in the morning, and I haven't figured out how to meet my daughter.

Don't look at Zheng Zhilong's reckless appearance, he is respectful to his daughter and wife Zheng.

Weng's hands clasped together in his abdomen, his posture was dignified, and he bent down to give a salute to his husband, Fusang women are well-known good wives and mothers, and they are polite and courteous everywhere, but their eyes are red, and they must have just learned about their daughter's marriage, and they can't bear to be separated when they want to marry so far away in Nanjing.

"Husband, can you really bear to marry your daughter to Nanjing?"

Today's Zheng Jiasi is still delicate and beautiful, wearing a pink silk embroidery that is not too tight, light and cool, covered with a green smoke and scattered flower skirt, tied up with a pale yellow silk scarf around the waist, tied into a bow at the lower abdomen, and draped in a thin layer of emerald smoke shirt on her shoulders.

Zheng Jiasi can't say that she is unhappy, it is a very human thing for men to marry women, she is accompanied by books and strings all the year round, this truth is still understood, but she is not prepared at all, a few days ago she thought that her father was just casually talking, but she didn't expect to listen to the maid secretly tell her today that everyone in Fuzhou City has known that the emperor personally decreed the marriage and promised himself to Wang Lanping, the prime minister of the dynasty, and the saint was in the morning to his father's yamen.

Which girl in the boudoir doesn't think about spring, when she thinks that she is going to get married, what the other party looks like, whether she is tall or short, beautiful or ugly, talented or martial artist, she doesn't know anything.

Worried, the more Zheng Jiasi thought about it, the more red her face became, and she couldn't help but steal fun when she provoked a few maids, but she is also a well-informed lady, her parents are in charge of marriage, and she will not object to marrying anyone, her only idea is to know a little about her husband in advance, don't wait to go to her husband's house but lose her manners.

Zheng Zhilong touched the wrinkles on his forehead, "This, isn't this the emperor's marriage, I, what can I do, come, madam, please sit down, don't be sad, the emperor's marriage is a great honor for our Zheng family, daughter, you tell your father, do you agree to this family business?" ”

Zheng Jiasi didn't have any opinions, she came to inquire about Wang Lanping, so she helped her mother to sit down, took the fan in her father's hand and fanned the two of them, she didn't speak for a long time, she was silent, and only after a while did she press the fan to her lips, and said with a red face, "My daughter listens to her father's decision."

Zheng Zhilong laughed, took Weng's hand and said, "Look, look, how sensible our daughter is, Mrs. usually teaches well" But soon, the smile on his face stopped, and he turned to a sigh, reluctantly glanced at Zheng Jiasi, shook his head and said, "I, Zheng Zhilong, licked blood from the knife edge for half a lifetime, and there are Sen'er and Si'er around me, and now your disobedient brother is far away in Nanjing, and the second brother is also far away in Fusang, and now my daughter is leaving me again, madam, you, don't blame me?"

Weng was generous and smiled, "The old man is serious, the concubine knows that the son-in-law chosen by the husband must be unique, and he must not be able to treat Si'er, but the road is farther, and I don't know when I will be able to return to my mother's house."

Zheng Jiasi also had red circles in her eyes, and pulled her mother's arm, "Mother!" ”

A mother, leaving people's intestines, hesitating in the heart, the face is delicate, the left is yiyi, the right is panicked, and she thinks of a lover in another country.

Zheng Zhilong didn't have a taste in his heart when he heard it, his daughter who had been raised for more than ten years was so smart, but he suddenly wanted to marry Wang Cheng, who had never even seen him face to face and was two thousand miles away, lost, the holy decree said very clearly, the date of the decree, the Zheng family only had ten days to handle the dowry, and the Ministry of Rites set the date, the fifth day of the fifth day of the fifth month of May, the big joy, and it was appropriate to get married.

At this time, Zheng Jiasi glanced at her mother gently.

Weng Shi understood, and said, "Husband, how much do you know about the prime minister Si'er is going to marry?" ”

At this moment, Menzi came to report loudly outside, "Mrs. Bing, Master Zhang Huangyan, the secretary of the Imperial Military Department, is here."

Zheng Zhilong was stunned, patted his head, understood everything, and said with a smile, "Wait for me to inquire for you, you will retreat behind the screen first" (to be continued.) )